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6th January 2024, 11:00 AM
Thread: Cheaper Sorby tools
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Cheaper Sorby tools
Can any tell me if the cheaper Sorby lathe tools are HSS or plain carbon steel....I am guessing the latter.
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26th December 2023, 08:56 AM
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When you try and cool air with water (direct...
When you try and cool air with water (direct evaporative cooling) you must increase humidity . All one needs to do is look at a psychometric chart to verify this FACT!!
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25th December 2023, 04:09 PM
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Hi humidity in the environment will increase the...
Hi humidity in the environment will increase the likelyhood of corrosion on ferrous materials. How much over a time period is a bit of a guess...but it will!!!!.
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22nd December 2023, 03:12 PM
Thread: My first serious project
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My first serious project
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From an old bedhead leg which I thought was blackwood but turned out to be iether kauri or huon and American walnut inserts
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19th December 2023, 09:02 AM
Thread: Sawstop CTS
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thanks for that info. I am not looking at the...
thanks for that info. I am not looking at the safety so much, just accurate cuts....and relatively easy set up to get them....and not going to be cutting large/wide stuff etc.
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14th December 2023, 04:22 PM
Thread: Sawstop CTS
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Sawstop CTS
Does anyone have one or tried it out?
How good is it for precision cuts and fence rigidity etc.
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19th September 2023, 05:56 PM
Thread: Wood turning with resin how too's etc
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Wood turning with resin how too's etc
Does anyone know of links to videos on the basics on how to use casting resin for wood turning.
Casting basics etc, why and when to use vacuum chamber...why and when to use a pressure pot.
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10th September 2023, 09:44 AM
Thread: Jacaranda root ball in resin.
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Thanks for that info BMKal
Thanks for that info BMKal
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8th September 2023, 06:39 PM
Thread: Jacaranda root ball in resin.
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What is the resin you guys use for this type of...
What is the resin you guys use for this type of turning?
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26th December 2021, 09:11 AM
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SOUTH AUST I think the freight costs would make it...
I think the freight costs would make it uneconomical by the time I package so it would break open
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2nd October 2021, 08:15 PM
Thread: Source of cheap(?) Timber
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Source of cheap(?) Timber
Have been watching FB ads and noticed that a lot of what used to be expensive furniture etc ie old tables and chairs that were usually made with with good timbers are going dirt cheap these days....
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8th September 2021, 10:57 AM
Thread: god help us when Australia goes this way
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god help us when Australia goes this way
from 49 seconds to a minute and 5 seconds in on this clip tells us of what to expect in the future...or should I say what not to have in your workshop for finishes.
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25th August 2021, 06:07 PM
Thread: Wood lathe, home built for free
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SOUTH AUST Mmmm sorry Luke....i just now come back to...
Mmmm sorry Luke....i just now come back to delete the add
I was trying to move it, to make way for drill press, it landed on the floor. Head stock bent, pulleys are stuffed. It was heavier than I... -
25th August 2021, 04:30 PM
Thread: Wood lathe, home built for free
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SOUTH AUST Wood lathe, home built for free
I built this several years ago. Its satisfactory as a bigginner lathe. Bit agricultural but it works.
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Number 2 morse taper in spindle and tailstock.
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19th August 2021, 07:27 PM
Thread: Wood augers
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FREE: SA Wood augers
Box of augers....free...or 6 pack...your choice
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18th August 2021, 05:54 PM
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SOUTH AUST Pearl glue -free, but will accept a 6 pack...lol
Anyone in in adelaide want 3.5kg approx of pearl glue.
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7th August 2021, 10:14 AM
Thread: Old wood brace
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DONE: Graham has picked it up.
Graham has picked it up.
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6th August 2021, 11:20 AM
Thread: Old wood brace
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DONE: Just checked it over for a makers name...H Boker...
Just checked it over for a makers name...H Boker
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4th August 2021, 05:20 PM
Thread: Old wood brace
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DONE: Old wood brace
Any one into collecting old wood brace
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3rd August 2021, 12:48 PM
Thread: Best stuff yet for gloss finish..IMO
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Best stuff yet for gloss finish..IMO
several months ago I was searching WWF for best polish to use to redo our kitchen bench tops
I had considered poly down to hard burnishing oil
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6th May 2021, 12:53 PM
Thread: What to do with this lump of Huon pine
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bonsai pot stand/table 494134 google bonsai...
bonsai pot stand/table
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google bonsai pot stand images for further ideas...of course you will then need to buy a bonsai pot and a specimen if you want to use it yourself...or, you could... -
30th April 2021, 09:39 PM
Thread: Max blade size.
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Oh yeah...forgot about tension
Oh yeah...forgot about tension
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30th April 2021, 04:16 PM
Thread: Max blade size.
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Max blade size.
Was at carbetec the othef day looking at Luguna bandsaw. The wheels appear to be similar size to my Elektra Bekum 450.
The max blade size on the laguna was 1-1/4"
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28th April 2021, 10:27 AM
Thread: Portable dust extraction.
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my shed is too small..its actual size is not...
my shed is too small..its actual size is not important..its TOO SMALL!...9x6x3
honestly I have contemplated a small garden shed at back of shed to house a dust extractor but that means running... -
27th April 2021, 07:18 PM
Thread: Portable dust extraction.
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Portable dust extraction.
I am thinking I want a portable (on casters or similar)dust collector.
The more compact the better.
I have seen where others recommend a minimum of 2hp systems.
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16th April 2021, 10:03 AM
Thread: sawstop overhead dust
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only need to add a REALLY GOOD dust/vac system. ...
only need to add a REALLY GOOD dust/vac system.
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14th April 2021, 08:24 PM
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Small table saw that is accurately adjustable
I am looking at getting a smallish table saw that has accurate adjustable fence and mitre slide.
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11th April 2021, 09:44 AM
Thread: Titebond glues and linseed oil
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thanks for replies guys. I know a coat or two...
thanks for replies guys.
I know a coat or two of linseed gives a darker tone to most timbers and as I am turning some glued light and dark timbers i thought a that a coat of linseed would ... -
9th April 2021, 07:57 PM
Thread: Titebond glues and linseed oil
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Titebond glues and linseed oil
Once the glue joint is cured can linseed oil be applied safely without the joint losing its adhesion
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1st April 2021, 07:35 PM
Thread: Dewalt dw1150.
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Dewalt dw1150.
Has anyone pulled a dewalt DW1150 planner thicknesser cutter out for any reason.
Just trying to figure if I have the removal of it correct.
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31st March 2021, 08:55 AM
Thread: Timber supplies Adelaide
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went down yesterday and got some stuff. ...
went down yesterday and got some stuff.
smallish bits to larger bits.
Only been opened a month he said.
Got more stuff coming in.
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30th March 2021, 04:52 PM
Thread: Dewalt DW50 Thickness planer (DW1150)
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Hi jordy, i know the thread is few yearscold but...
Hi jordy, i know the thread is few yearscold but maybe you can assist.
I am thing of getting a spherical cutter for my DW1150. From looking at the machine am I right that you need to remove one... -
29th March 2021, 07:32 PM
Thread: Timber supplies Adelaide
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They need to post big notices on ottos doors
They need to post big notices on ottos doors
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29th March 2021, 03:49 PM
Thread: Timber supplies Adelaide
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Timber supplies Adelaide
Where does one go in Adelaide to get specialty timbers (small lots/pieces) now that Otto's have closed.
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27th March 2020, 12:48 PM
Thread: timber top for steel bench
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my steel bench is heavy..made from 4" x 4mm rhs...
my steel bench is heavy..made from 4" x 4mm rhs rails top and bottom and 6 legs 50x20 solid bar with supports across the ends... not to mention the crap underneath the top....
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27th March 2020, 09:59 AM
Thread: timber top for steel bench
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timber top for steel bench
Has any one have details/pictures of making a timber top with a decent vice attached for a steel frame bench.
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3rd March 2020, 08:15 PM
Thread: Disney French Polish
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So how did the Disney shellac go? I bought some...
So how did the Disney shellac go?
I bought some 500ml taskmaster shellac from bunnings last week for 6.60 each. They are hermetically sealed so should be up to the task of mid term storage. But at... -
2nd March 2020, 08:45 AM
Thread: Siegley transitional plane
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hey...thats mine....can you now send it back to...
hey...thats mine....can you now send it back to me...lol
Great work Cklett. Hope you enjoy using it. -
25th February 2020, 09:43 AM
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that sounds like a lot shaving, scraping and...
that sounds like a lot shaving, scraping and sanding...lol
i thought it would have been bent rather than sawn and shaved to shape etc. But I will measure and try.
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25th February 2020, 09:32 AM
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he made that look easy....I bet it aint!!!!
he made that look easy....I bet it aint!!!!
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24th February 2020, 08:33 PM
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Tks.and will let you know in due course.
Tks.and will let you know in due course.
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24th February 2020, 05:34 PM
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Wanted, someone that can steam bend Adelaide.
Wondering if anyone has the setup and would be willing to steam bend a bit of blackwood 10 x 165 x 540 which I can supply. Its for the insert of a highback dining chair similar to picture.
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24th February 2020, 08:30 AM
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what did you do to fix the MWF problems then? ...
what did you do to fix the MWF problems then?
and why wasnt this affecting every one. I know I had problems with it when it first appeared but it went away for after after you first looked into it... -
21st February 2020, 10:10 AM
Thread: Old wooden plane
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SOUTH AUST Cklet has taken it Flyne.
Cklet has taken it Flyne.
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19th February 2020, 05:10 PM
Thread: Repairing Cabriole leg chairs
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Repairing Cabriole leg chairs
I restored a full suite of chairs several years ago before we had kids. Then along came the kids who gradually broke a few as i didnt fix them properly in the first place. They are now old enough...
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10th February 2020, 02:27 PM
Thread: Old wooden plane
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SOUTH AUST Flyne Have just sent thru a message to Cklet...
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Have just sent thru a message to Cklet as to how much it cost him for postage and will let you know in due course. -
6th February 2020, 05:41 PM
Thread: Old wooden plane
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SOUTH AUST Old wooden plane
Pictures tell the story. No id that i can see. Yours for $0.00 if you want to pick up. 5076
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3rd February 2020, 04:47 PM
Thread: Old wooden planes.
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Old wooden planes.
I have some old wooden planes.
Are they worth anything?...or hard to get rid of. -
25th November 2019, 08:55 AM
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all good on PC and S8.....same for MWF
all good on PC and S8.....same for MWF
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15th November 2019, 08:41 AM
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what the... you changed it, thats...
what the... you changed it, thats skuldugery....now every wont know that you wrote Stephen in reply #36, but I will tell them..hahaha